# Rajat Gupta

> Rajat Gupta is a seed investor at New Silk Route backing Mobile Apps and Human Resources. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [New Silk Route](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/new-silk-route)
- Location: New Delhi, India
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 14%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/rajat2628/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/RajatGupta83
- Website: https://x.com/RajatGupta83

Rajat Gupta is a seed investor at New Silk Route in New Delhi focused on Mobile Apps and Human Resources. Rajat Kumar Gupta is a prominent Indian-American businessman and former corporate officer, board director and strategic advisor to a variety of notable public- and private-sector institutions.He is the first Indian-born CEO of a global corporation and served for nearly a decade as managing director of McKinsey and Company. He was a member ofthe board of directors of Goldman Sachs, Procter and Gamble, American Airlines, Harman International, and Genpact, among others.He was also active in other public sector institutions, including co-founder of the Indian School of Business and the America India Foundation and chairman of The Global Fund for AIDS, Malaria, and TB and special advisor to the United Nations.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1M–$7M |
| Angel | $100k–$3M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mobile Apps | 2 | 29% |
| Human Resources | 2 | 29% |
| B2B | 1 | 14% |
| iOS | 1 | 14% |
| Film | 1 | 14% |

22 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 57% |
| Angel | 2 | 29% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 14% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| India | 4 | 57% |
| Singapore | 1 | 14% |
| United States | 1 | 14% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mythik | Mythik operates as an entertainment company with a vision to bring Eastern mythology, history and folktales. | $5M | Seed | May 20, 2026 |  |
| HireQuotient | With the vision to disrupt the hiring process for business roles globally, HireQuotient’s virtual interviewers help companies test business skills at scale in an engaging and realistic manner, saving clients millions of dollars and man-hours. It has been used by more than 30,000 candidates in over 42 countries, and generated significant timesavings for hiring organisations while improving candidate quality in interviews. | $1.8M | Pre-Seed | Dec 15, 2021 |  |
| BluSmart Mobility | Blu Smart Mobility is a provider of electric shared smart mobility platform for transportation. Blu Smart is an all-electric, shared, and smart mobility platform for ride-sharing, car-sharing, and scooter-sharing. Blu Smart is a 100% electric mobility platform that partners with electric vehicle manufactures. | $7M | Seed | Sep 07, 2020 |  |
| Jobiak | Jobiak is an AI-based recruitment marketing platform that publishes job postings to Google, maximizing its visibility and accelerating the flow of qualified candidates.Recruiters, talent acquisition teams, and HR professionals use Jobiak for fast and direct path to posting jobs on Google for Jobs with “three clicks to publish,” all without theneed for HTML coding or developer support.It is headquartered in Woburn, Massachusetts, and was founded by Venkat Janapareddy in 2018. | $2.3M | Seed | Nov 13, 2019 |  |
| BluSmart Mobility | Blu Smart Mobility is a provider of electric shared smart mobility platform for transportation. Blu Smart is an all-electric, shared, and smart mobility platform for ride-sharing, car-sharing, and scooter-sharing. Blu Smart is a 100% electric mobility platform that partners with electric vehicle manufactures. | $3M | Angel | Sep 24, 2019 |  |
| Teamonk | Teamonk is an India's Finest Specialty Tea company. Teas and Nothing but Pure, Specialty and Premium teas. Choicest Darjeeling Teas, Nilgiris Teas, Assam Teas and Arunachal Teas that are specially curated for Teamonk. Teamonk brings you unique tea experiences, handpicked fresh from the “best tea gardens” and delivered to your doorstep. | $1M | Seed | Apr 04, 2019 |  |
| Zappka | Zappka is an online app development company and marketplace. It develops mobile applications and provides a platform that allows its users to discover, review, and share mobile applications socially with other users. The company helps its users search apps based on their profile, preferences, friends, and social network. Zappka was founded in2014 and is based in Gurgaon, India. | $100K | Angel | Mar 04, 2016 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [JITO Angel Network](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jito-angel-network) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Survam Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/survam-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Blume Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blume-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Chhatisgarh Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chhatisgarh-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Inflection Point Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/inflection-point-ventures-d275) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [KA Enterprises](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ka-enterprises) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About New Silk Route

VC Fund · New York, United States

New Silk Route is a growth capital firm. It focuses on the Indian subcontinent, as well as other rapidly growing economies in Asia. The company was founded by Rajat Gupta in 2006.

2 contacts available at New Silk Route.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Darius Pandole | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/darius-pandole |
| Rajat Gupta | Co-Founder and Chairman | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rajat-gupta-4 |

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## FAQ

### What does Rajat Gupta invest in?

Rajat Gupta invests primarily in Mobile Apps, Human Resources and B2B startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Rajat Gupta's check size?

Rajat Gupta typically joins rounds of $1M–$7M at Seed and $100k–$3M at Angel. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Rajat Gupta participates in.

### When did Rajat Gupta last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Rajat Gupta closed in May 2026. Shizune tracks 7 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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